Railway tie and spike.



.115. 858,516. PATBNTBD JULY z, 1907. E. C.1NDBRL1ED.

RAILWAYTIE AND SPIKE.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 5,1906.. -4 gamma-s112111; 1.

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THE NaRRls PETERS cn., WASHINGTON. D. c.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD C. INDERLIED, OF BINGI-IAMTON, NEW YORK.

RAILWAY TIE AND SPIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented uly 2,

Application filed September 5,1906. Serial No. 333,305.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. INDERLIED, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Binghamton,` in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Railway Tie and Spike, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to railway construction, and the object of the invention is to produce a metal tie of simple form, provided with improved means for securing the rail thereto, the general purpose of the invention being to produce a durable and practicable structure.

The invention consists in the construction kand combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part oi this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures. i

Figure 1 is a perspective of a tie constructed accord ing to my invention.V Fig. 2 is a cross section taken through the tie, representing the same as laid upon the roadbed, and showing a portion of a rail held in position thereupon; this view may be considered as a section on the line 2-2 oi- Fig. S, Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; that is, passing longitudinally of the tie and at right angles to the rail; Fig. 4 is a cross section through the tie showing a modified form; Fig.v

tion oi a modified form of tie, tending to give the tie ini creased resiliency; Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but representing a second modified form and Fig. 8 is also an end elevation of a tie, showing a modied construction giving even greater resiliency.

Referring more particularly to the parts and especially to Figs. 1 to 3, 1 represents the tie, which is preferably formed out of pressed steel or similar material. This tie presents a substantially flat bottom 2 and fiat sides 3 disposed at the sides of the tie, so that the outline of the tie is substantially rectangular or square in cross section. The body of the tie is composed of a plurality of ribs 4 which are formed integrally with the remainder of the tie 5 some of these ribs extend down from the upper face 5 thereof to the bottom 2 and the alternate ribs extend upwardly from the bottom face of the tie. Each of these .ribs consists of two parallel webs G, between which a deep slot or opening 7 is formed, and these slots open out upon the upper face of the tie as indicated. In practice, there may be as many of these ribs as desired, depending upon the Width of the tie which is employed. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 there are ve upwardly extending ribs, so that a pair of slots 7EL areformed, disposed equidistant from the central axis of the tie. In the upper face of the tie between these slots 7a, I provide notches or recesses 8 as indicated most clearly in Fig. 1, the distance between these notches being determined by the gage of the road which is being laid. These notches are for the purpose of enabling the rail to be secured to the tie. In each notch there is seated a spike 9, the construction of which is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. This spike presents a head of common form which overhangs the edge of the liange of the rail 10 as indicated in Fig. 3. The shank or tang of this spike is bifurcated so that it presents two oppositely disposed tongues 11. These tongues are received respectively in the slots or grooves 7*l aforesaid. Between the shanks l1 a shoulder l2 is formed, as indicated in Fig. 2. The head of the spike is formed with an opening which re` ceives a wedge-pin 7b, the arrangement vbeing such that the body of this pin lies in the central space between the two middle webs. In this way when the pin is driven in the two middle webs become jammed against the inner sides of the tongues 11. When the spike is placed in position it seats itself in one of the notches 8 which prevents a lateral displacement of the spike. When the spike is seated in the notch in this manner, evidently it cannot be forced backwardly. In practice, the notches on the ties will be alternately arranged; that is, the notches in one tie will be placed so as to bring the spike on the outer side of the rail, while the notches in the next adjacent tie will be placed so as to bring the spikes on the inner side of the rail. If desired, of course, the notches may be disposed in pairs near the ends of each tie, so that a spike may be placed on each side of the rail at each tie.

By considering the form of the cross tie as shown in Fig. 2, it will be apparent that in one respect, the tie may be considered as presenting ribs which project up'- wardlyfrom the lower portion of the tie instead of considering the tie as presenting ribs projecting downwardly, it being apparent that the two adjacent webs between two downwardly projecting ribs unite above to form an upwardly projecting rib.

In Fig. 4 I show a modified construction in which the tie comprises a substantially rectangular case 13, in the interior of which there is placed a body 14 formed of sheet metal doubled upon itself to form a plurality of webs 15 forming ribs 16 projecting downwardly and ribs 17 projecting upwardly. The construction is such that a centrally disposed rib 17J1 projects upwardly, and this rib is formed at its upper edge with a notch 18. Above this notch an opening 19 is formed through which the spike may be inserted, the said spike being .of the form described in connection with Figs. 1 to 3.

The arrangement ofthe openings 19 and the notches 18 may be the same as that described above. The body 15 of the tie is of sufficient dimensions so that the ribs ll the spaces between the upper and lower walls of the case I3. In this way they very substantially brace the tie, so that it will not collapse under great pressure.

In Fig. 5 another modified form of the tie is shown. In this instance, the complete tie has substantially the form of the body l5 referred to in connection with Fig. 4, presenting a plurality of upwardly projecting ribs and intermediate downwardly projecting ribs 2l, the arrangement being such that a central rib 22 is formed, which projects upwardly and is provided at its upper edge with a notch 23 in which the spike 9 will seat. In this form the sides of the tie are shaped so as to present, at their lower edges, laterally projecting iianges 24 which increase the bearing face of the tie on its lower side and tend to prevent the tie from being dislodged in the roadbed.

In Fig. G, I illustrate a construction of tie in which the ribs 25 are of bowed form converging toward their upper edges; with this form there is a main or central rib 2G formed oi two webs 27 which are bowed oppositely as shown. With a tie ot' this forni the curvature of the ribs tends to' give them a desirable resiliency under the downward pressure from a passing truck.

In Fig. 7, I show a form of tie in which there is provided a central rib 28 formed of oppositely bowed ribs 29, side ribs 30 which divergel upwardly as indicated, and intermediate ribs 3l; these intermediate ribs are formed of outside webs 32 which incline outwardly, and inside webs 33 of substantially S form, presenting an ogee outline.

Fig. 8 shows a forni of tie in which I provide a plurality oi upwardly projecting ribs 34, the webs 35 whereof are formed with longitudinal convolutions 36.

In the three forms shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the upper edges o the ribs are in substantial alinement.

In the forms shown in Figs. 6 to 8 inclusive, the tie is adapted to be formed of an elongated plate pressed to the required shape and having its side edges abutting beneath the tie and forming fianges 37 which may be bolted together as shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A railway tie presentingl a substantially flat', bottom and a plurality or vertically disposed ribs, the lowei` extremities whereof rest upon said bottom.

cross section and presenting a plurality of ribs extending upwardly from the bottom face thereof, said ribs forming spaces therebetween, the upper edges ot' said ribs having notches adapted to receive spikes.

3. A railway tie presenting longitudinally disposed slots in the upper face thereof. in combination with a bifurcated spike presenting tongues adapted to be received in said slots.

4. A railway tie presenting a plurality ot longitudinally disposed slots in the upper tace thereof and having notches in the upper face thereof. in combination with a bifurcated spike having tongues adapted to be received in said slots, and presenting shoulders received in said notches, said notches aii'ording means for preventing a lateral movelnent ot said spike in the slots.

5. A railway spike having a head and a pair ot' oppositely disposed substantially parallel tongues extending from said head` said spike having an opening between said i tongues. and a wedge-pin adapted to be driven into a tio through said opening.

G. A railway-tie presentingl a plurality o1" ribs. in coinbinaton with a spike adapted to be inserted between said ribs. said spike having an opening, and a wedge-pin adapted to be driven into said opening to secure said spike.

T. A railway-tie presentim;l ribs in combination with a bifurcated spike having tongues adapted to be received be tween said ribs, said spike having an opening and a wedge pin adapted to be driven into said opening and affording means [or jamming said parts of said ribs against said tongues.

in testimony whereof I have signed in v name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD t?. INDICIIIAIIGD.

Witnesses F. O. Annex, JNO. M. Rrtr'rnn.

A railway tie having a substantially rectangular Al (l 

